Birds of the Week

Ear-full of waxwings: Birds of the Week

Last spring, I saw this ear-full of waxwings in my yard. A group of Cedar Waxwings, Bombycilla cedrorum, is referred…

2 months ago

A falconry experience in Ireland

When I visited Ireland with my daughter, one of our favorite things was a falconry experience in Dingle, County Kerry.…

3 months ago

Go Speed Racer?: Birds of the Week

Last April, we had an unexpected Speed Racer show up in our yard. We could see that the pigeon had…

5 months ago

Birds on… :LAPC & BOTW

Birds on the move, flapping wings of bronze Or paddling alone in cool, calm waters Flocks in the city, fluttering…

6 months ago

Cliff Swallows in action: BOTW & RDP

I've always liked watching Cliff Swallows in action. Cliff Swallows, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, live in colonies located in building eaves, bridges,…

7 months ago

Cooperative foraging: Birds of the Week

Last spring, I saw this group of White Pelicans involved in cooperative foraging near Island Park, Idaho. All About Birds…

10 months ago

Gulls, terns, and cormorants: Birds of the Week

At Summer Lake Wildlife Area, in southeastern Oregon, you can get some great views of gulls, terns, and cormorants. At…

10 months ago

Delicate symbols of peace acrostic poem: BOTW

Delicate symbolsOf peaceVying for spaceEndureSettle Eurasian Collared-Doves and Mourning Dove Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…

12 months ago

In a blue landscape haiku: BOTW

in a blue landscapea swallow's iridescenceechoes summer sun Violet-green Swallow at Summer Lake, Oregon Birds of the Week (BOTW) Bend…

1 year ago

Rippled memories haiku: BOTW

rippled memoriesdisappear beneath the wavesrise renewed in spring Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Birds of the Week (BOTW)

1 year ago

A chilly heron: Birds of the Week

When I went on my weekly walk along the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon a couple of weeks ago, I…

1 year ago

Sandhill Crane family: Birds of the Week & RDP

Last June, while visiting the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, I watched this Sandhill Crane family stroll across a…

2 years ago

Turkey Vulture up close & far away: LAPC & BOTW

When you see a Turkey Vulture up close and far away, you'll have much different opinions of them. Up close,…

2 years ago

Aerial angels haiku: Birds of the Week

aerial angelsdrift o'er a desert dreamlandshadows of summer White Pelicans over Summer Lake, Oregon Birds of the Week

2 years ago

A killdeer paces haiku: Birds of the Week

a killdeer pacesalong a sandy shorelineawakening spring Birds of the Week Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

2 years ago

Long-eared owlets: Birds of the Week & FOWC

I saw these three Long-eared Owlets at the Summer Lake Wildlife Area in southeastern Oregon last May. They were perched…

2 years ago

Banded trumpeters haiku: Birds of the Week

banded trumpetersdabble in High Desert lakesas spring awakens Birds of the Week

2 years ago

Pair of puffins: Birds of the Week

Here's a picture I took of a pair of puffins at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. This photo shows them in…

2 years ago